Algae Reactor

atoll · Mar 28, 2016

olegaz said:
I thought we are here to share experience and ideas, i don't understand what is so top secret u can't share. And about YouTube video don't think it's necessary, water goes in from the bottom out from the top, lights and that's about it.

That's right you don't understand I agree with that from your post. We are talking development with a manufacturer it's not something that has been finalised just a few ideas he will try. Sorry if you don't understand that and I can't make you.

Eckolancer · Mar 28, 2016

melmel said:
Been thinkng about doing a diy reactor with a 150 phosban reactor, have you guys been getting algae growth on the inside chamber that has to be cleaned every week?

I haven't as of yet but I don't really have algae that builds up on my glass like most tanks.

melmel · Mar 28, 2016

Thats the only thing deterring my efforts lol especially if algae covers it alot

reefknight · Mar 29, 2016

I was seriously considering DIY'ing one from scratch. Sourced majority of the parts, but still required some CNC work. This would be less expensive. I would like to see upgrades made in the LED's, as you have made to yours. A couple questions; have you been able to adapt the British Standard fittings to US fittings? Any leakage from it being ran externally? Not sure of the size that I would require. I run a 200g total water volume with a heavy bioload. Afraid the 200 may be cutting it too close. Do you find running the oversized reactor on yours to be an issue? Thanks for sharing your experiences.

olegaz · Mar 29, 2016

im in uk so no problems with fittings. im running it externally and i dont have any problems. size wise i think take tallest you can live with

oversize wont be an issues, having bigger will be bonus as u wont have to harvest as often

olegaz · Mar 29, 2016

reefknight said:
I was seriously considering DIY'ing one from scratch. Sourced majority of the parts, but still required some CNC work. This would be less expensive. I would like to see upgrades made in the LED's, as you have made to yours. A couple questions; have you been able to adapt the British Standard fittings to US fittings? Any leakage from it being ran externally? Not sure of the size that I would require. I run a 200g total water volume with a heavy bioload. Afraid the 200 may be cutting it too close. Do you find running the oversized reactor on yours to be an issue? Thanks for sharing your experiences.

hi,
im in uk so no problems with fittings. im running it externally and i dont have any problems. size wise i think take tallest you can live with

oversize wont be an issues, having bigger will be bonus as u wont have to harvest as often

olegaz · Apr 24, 2016

After inner pipe start cracking I got replacement made from glass.
Decided to wrap main cilinder with white vinyl and gonna use some filter sponge. And some heat shrink around led

gettaReef · Apr 24, 2016

olegaz said:
After inner pipe start cracking I got replacement made from glass.
Decided to wrap main cilinder with white vinyl and gonna use some filter sponge. And some heat shrink around led

Very innovative! Please keep posting on how it works out for you. Where did you get the glass tube, or was it custom made?

olegaz · Apr 24, 2016

Replacement was supplied by Clear Tides the company that makes reactor. Wrapping in white to minimise light loss.

gettaReef · Apr 24, 2016

Nice, good to see the manufacturer helping customer with improvements in their product. I like the look and function of this reactor but wow (!), that is a lot of thumb - screws on the top. But overall, that is a small inconvenience. Thank you for continuing to share

Also, just curious, why not go with black vinyl covering over white? Or does that not make any difference

olegaz · Apr 25, 2016

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gettaReef said:
Nice, good to see the manufacturer helping customer with improvements in their product. I like the look and function of this reactor but wow (!), that is a lot of thumb - screws on the top. But overall, that is a small inconvenience. Thank you for continuing to share

Also, just curious, why not go with black vinyl covering over white? Or does that not make any difference

thats because white won't absorb as much light as black. I came across one article about algae scrubbers and they been recommending white colour units as more efficient.

barista88 · Apr 29, 2016

Very cool reactors, are the new units being sold with glass tubes ?

Radman73 · Apr 29, 2016

barista88 said:
Very cool reactors, are the new units being sold with glass tubes ?

Ebay listing says it's coming with a quartz sleeve now.

theatrus · May 1, 2016

Quartz seems like extreme overkill unless this also doubled as a UV sterilizer

olegaz · May 1, 2016

theatrus said:
Quartz seems like extreme overkill unless this also doubled as a UV sterilizer

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SantaMonica · May 5, 2016

You could also try a simple bubble upflow scrubber; just needs an airstone, screen, and LED:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/l...urf-and-slime-algae-from-your-aquarium.86207/

Amyi · May 6, 2016

Pretty nice! Wanna try.

olegaz · May 6, 2016

SantaMonica said:
You could also try a simple bubble upflow scrubber; just needs an airstone, screen, and LED:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/l...urf-and-slime-algae-from-your-aquarium.86207/

hi, i like your ideas mate, had some horizontal algae scrubber on top of my tank but got rid of it as it was to ugly. im running sumpless tank just on external filter so algae reactor can be hidden in cabinet and its silent unlike air-stone.

robi0543 · May 17, 2016

Hi any update on the reactor how is it working for you

olegaz · May 18, 2016

robi0543 said:
Hi any update on the reactor how is it working for you

Im happy with new glass inner tube, done some cleaning last night, I had some gha in reactor, not using any gfo or carbon I my tank now, gha slowly going away.